Maltings Yard Land between Beccles Road and Malthouse Lane Gorleston NR31 0GY Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Demolition of warehouses and all other buildings; Redevelopment of scaffolding yard and land used for storage containers, for erection of 103 residential units (Use Class C3) comprising 6no. 3-bedroom houses, and 69no. 2-bed apartments and 28no. 1-bed apartments, with associated infrastructure, parking, drainage, landscaping and off-site highways works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Sept 2025
✓
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 23 Nov 2026, from Great Yarmouth's recent commercial premises.

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Hopton on Sea to Sea Palling across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Article 4 direction
Article 4 Direction - Houses in Multiple Occupation Great Yarmouth. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Special protection area about 96 m away: Outer Thames Estuary
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
National infrastructure project about 116 m away: Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing
The site is about 116 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Great Yarmouth built-up area; Flood defence about 48 m from the postcode pin (wall).
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Postcode
NR31 0GY
Received
1 Sept 2025
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Parish
GY Claydon
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 33 of the 91-day target. Great Yarmouth usually decides commercial premises by day 59.

Day 3358 days to the 91-day target
43%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
65decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Great Yarmouth in the last twelve months, from validation. Great Yarmouth decision record →

Great Yarmouth
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#181 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Great Yarmouth ranks #125 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Great Yarmouth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #171 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #154 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #125 of 296
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #221 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
51 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
18 decided
366
Total decisions
47 refused in the year to March 2026